Word: fleeting
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...sense sometimes that, like neurons, we subordinate ourselves to the efficiency of the larger whole--that technology wins in the end, that culture trumps biology. As Emerson put it, "There are two laws discrete, Not reconciled,--Law for man, and law for thing; The last builds town and fleet, But it runs wild, And doth the man unking...
DIED. PAUL CADMUS, 94, controversial artist known for his satirical, near-illustrational style; in Weston, Conn. He gained fame in 1934 when Navy officials yanked his painting The Fleet's In from a show because it depicted sailors with a gay man and prostitutes...
...country, authorities in the Big Apple - expected to host a million-plus in Times Square - are fortifying the city, welding manholes shut and locking postal boxes in the area surrounding Times Square. The city will saturate the area with an 8,000-strong army of police officers and a fleet of surveillance helicopters on New Year's Eve. Furthermore, area hospitals are hoarding antibiotics to treat anthrax, and are training doctors and nurses to treat victims of chemical explosions...
...behind the fleet-footed Taylor was freshman Jennifer Leath. Leath was a close second to Taylor in the trials for the 60-meter dash, falling to her by .01 seconds. Leath eventually finished second to Taylor's first place in the 60-meter dash finals. Freshman shot putter Jill Kornetsky ruled the field, placing first with a throw of 12.99 meters. Freshmen Alayna Miller, Deirdre Colgan, and Bryce Weed also made significant contributions in their respective events...
...hell, and politics can be too when you treat it like one. Home-state politicians complain that as he rose to power, McCain worked to turn the Arizona Republican Party into his personal fleet, tacking to his orders and subject to his discipline. Anyone who stepped out of line would find McCain out recruiting primary challengers, even down to the city-council races. "You are either with him," says a local politician who supports McCain, "or you're wearing the black hat." Says his former administrative assistant Grant Woods, with whom relations have gone sour: "As a maverick McCain doesn...